Anyone who is ill or has a personal or family emergency must
contact Student Affairs and the Attending on Service.

Students are allowed to take off up to 1 day per week to
interview between November 1 and February 1.

Specific days missed must be approved by the Attending on
Service.

Number of students per rotation: 2

Course Description: The GI Section serves as the consultant
for patients with gastrointestinal and liver problems at the Salem,
VAMC. The student will evaluate new consultations and present them to
the Attending for discussion; the student will follow these patients
during their hospital stay. The student will participate in the GI
Clinic that meets three half-days and two full days a week. In the clinic, the
student
will be assigned new patients for evaluation as well as follow-ups who
present common problems in gastroenterology.

Diagnostic procedures, including liver biopsy, endoscopy and
esophageal manometry, are part of the GI evaluation. The student will
learn the indications for these procedures and possibly gain supervised
experience in sigmoidoscopy and paracentesis. There is no night or
weekend call and there is also some flexibility in the student's work
schedule.

Reading is an important part of the elective. Informal seminars
are held at least weekly on topics presented by the patient material.
The student will be given appropriate references to enable
participation in the discussion. The GI faculty provide specific
additional time to address GI topics that are of concern to the
student. The emphasis is decidedly clinical, but the elective can be
tailored to meet the individual student's need.

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